December 16, 2013

Goddess Fish Promotions: Aedan Byrnes -- Through the Oracle's Mist

Through
the Oracle’s Mist

by
Aedan Byrnes

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BLURB:

In
the blackest night, with the moon and stars to guide him, she would
always be there waiting…

Cyrenna
thought she died the day she watched Tynan and his brothers jump
through the banishment portal in an act of solidarity with Rigor.
Little did she know, it would be the first of many deaths she would
experience in her quest to claim his heart. She would surrender not
only her immortal soul, but a mortal one repeatedly. Through a deal
with the great Oracle, she has multiple mortal lifetimes to change
the direction of her future and have a chance with Tynan.

Her
journey spans the ages from the GenPei War in Japan and the Silk Road
west, to Cromwell, the Three Kingdoms and modern times, bringing her
one step closer to forever until she makes a misstep. Then, the
burden falls to Tynan. The only thing that is absolute is her fervent
hope that he will come, but there’s one big problem.

Through
it all, he doesn’t so much as know her name.

Excerpt:

I am
informed that she has been given a choice to stay in his home or
return to the teahouse, but as of yet, her decision had not been
voiced. I should leave her with Yoritomo. I know I will not stay here
long now. He will take great care of those in his household.
Remembering her request, I cannot help but wonder what her choice
would be. Kicking myself all the while, I explain the situation of
how years earlier she had been in my care before the war and that I
had contacted Zhawei to teach her. I relay too, her enquiry too about
serving one day in my house.

As a
Shikken Regent, I would soon have a house to serve. I enquire
carefully if her choice can be amended to include my home. As
fortune, or misfortune would have it, since we are in Kyoto, a
messenger is dispatched to Zhawei for confirmation of my tale.
Confirmation comes back the same night. Zhawei herself returns with
the messenger to relay the tale and I think to verify that I was in
fact the Daimyo she had met years ago. The Yoritomo asks me to
accompany him to speak to Michiko.

From the
corner, I see her eyes fly wide when he tells her he has to rescind
his offer. Only when he goes on to explain that another benefactor
has come to light, that it was me, and that Zhawei has confirmed the
tale I have told him does she seem to relax. Then she begins to cry.
I know little of women. I know less of women’s tears. Unsure what
to do, I wait…

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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:

There is
no simple description for Aedan Byrnes. Obsessive, dreamer,
reclusive, compulsive, outdoorsman and wordsmith would be among the
list if one were started. The displaced Gael lives in the upper
Midwest with family between jaunts wherever the road takes him. A
frequent traveler, he is as likely to be found rock climbing or
spelunking as sitting fireside dreaming or aimlessly floating away.

A
lifelong lover of words and writing, he claims a diverse reading
appetite and his writing reflects the myriad influences. A
self-proclaimed 'reader's writer', he looks for the emotional and the
sensory in word combinations, not just the visceral comprehension of
phrases in the stories he crafts and his love of all things literary
shines through.

Aedan will be
awarding one of two journals (with the winners' choice of covers) to two
randomly drawn commenters and an Erian Crest necklace as a grand prize to one
randomly drawn commenter during the tour.

Follow the tour and comment to increase your chances of winning. The tour dates can be found here:

Congratulations also to bn100candg (Lysette?) & Adrienne deWolfe who won participation prizes. They each get their choice of journal from my cafepress store. ((http://www.cafepress.com/authoraedanbyrnes))

Thank you to all who participated.

(The complete randomizer list for the winner drawing is available on my author page:: https://www.facebook.com/AedanByrnes)